Types of banks in Pakistan

Back in day banking was simple and easy but now after massive financial innovations banking in Pakistan  is divided into different types from investments to micro finance banks here is the list of types of banks and top bank in that type.

State owned banks :

1. National Bank of Pakistan
2. The Bank of Punjab
3. Sindh Bank
4. Bank of Khyber
5. First Women Bank

Commercial Banks :

Habib is the regarded as largest Bank in Pakistan and many rate it as a top Bank

1. Askari Bank
2. Allied Bank Limited
3. MCB Bank Limited
4. Bank Alfalah
5. Bank Al Habib
6. Faysal Bank
7. HBL Pakistan
8. Habib Metropolitan Bank
9. JS Bank
10. NIB Bank
11. Samba Bank Limited
12. Silk bank Limited
13. Standard Chartered Pakistan
14. Soneri Bank
15. Summit Bank
16. United Bank Limited

Overseas Banks :

1. Citi Bank N.A
2. Deutsche Bank AG
3. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited
4. Standard Chartered Pakistan
5. Bank of china (to be operational after September

Microfinance banks :These banks are setup to offer micro loans to people who can’t meet commercial banks criteria. Finca Bank is the Market leader in Pakistani Micro finance banks

1. Khushhali Bank Limited
2. NRSP Microfinance Bank
3. Apna Microfinance Bank Ltd
4. FINCA Microfinance Bank Limited
5. Mobilink Microfinance Bank Limited
6. Pak-Oman Microfinance Bank Ltd
7. Telenor Microfinance Bank Limited(TMFB)
8. The First Microfinance Bank Ltd(FMFB)
9. Sindh MicroFinance Bank Ltd (SMFB)
10. U Microfinance Bank Limited
11. Advans Pakistan Microfinance Bank Limited

Investment banks : These are the banks which offers financial services to firms and entities in form of buy side and sell side usually

1-Escorts Investment Bank Limited.Escorts Investment Bank Limited.
2- First Credit & Investment Bank Limited.
3 -First Dawood Investment Bank Limited.
4 – IGI Investment Bank Limited
5 -Innovative Investment Bank Limited.
6 -Security Investment Bank Limited.
7- Trust Investment Bank Limited.

Leasing Companies : The Companies which offer Product on lease only. Orix Leasing Pakistan Limited is the most famous in this category

1 -Capital Assets Leasing Corporation Capital Assets Leasing Corporation Limited.
2- Grays Leasing Limited.
3- Invest Capital Investment Co. Limited.
4-Orix Leasing Pakistan Limited.
5-Pak Gulf Leasing Company Limited.
6-Pakistan Industrial & Commercial Leasing Limited.
7- Saudi Pak Leasing Company Limited.
8- Security Leasing Corporation Limited.
9-SME Leasing Limited.
10- Standard Chartered Leasing Limited.
11-Khan Housing and Agriculture Network Limited.
12- NBP Leasing Limited.
13-Sindh Leasing Company Limited.Limited.

Islamic Banks :There are some pure Islamic banks & Some big banks has opened there Islamic windows to operate in Pakistan Meezan Bank is market leader in this section

1. Meezan Bank Limited
2. Dubai Islamic Bank
3. Al Baraka Bank
4. Bank Alfalah Islamic
5. BankIslami Pakistan Limited
6. Askari Bank Ltd
7. MCB Islamic Baking
8. UBL Islamic Banking
9. HBL Islamic Banking
10. National Bank of Pakistan
11. Bank Al Habib Islamic Banking
12. Emirates Global Islamic Bank Limited
13. Allied Bank Islamic Banking